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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1949-04-22, Page 2P„ Sybil eLeap, Editor. Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ry Thursday. ` afternoon by McLean ros.. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.00 a year in advance; foreign $2.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, April 22, 1949. Time For Action An increasing number of munici- palities are becoming aware of the cost involved in permitting indis- criminate building within their boun- daries and are taking steps to intro- duce necessary controls. One of the most recent cases is Orillia, where, according to a news story, a full-time building inspector has been appoint- ed. To meet the increased costs of administering the by-law, Orillia council has increased building per- mit fees to one-half of one per cent of the cost of a building up to the first $50,000, and one-quarter of one per cent after that amount. The new _by-law and inspector will fit in with the recently appointed Orillia Plan- ning Board, which will prepare an official town plan and a restricted .area by-law for Orillia. In Newmarke , oo, there is a move to establish prop building stand- ards. The Era -E - ress of that town states the proble: "The need for the regulation of construction within Newmarket was strongly emphasized in the report of the assessors. It might seem an im- position of authority without cause to those citizens accustomed to build as they wish on their own property and believing they possess the skill to do so. However, the assessors found instances where, through lack of skilled supervision, construction was unsafe and represents a con- tinuing threat to the safety of those in the building. - "This condition has often been re - narked upon but without leading to any action to prevent its repetition. Perhaps, the recommendation of the assessors will have some effect. With a town engineer to police construc- tion, there is no reason why con- struction work shouldn't be licensed and inspected, to the subsequent pub- lic safety." In Seaforth the same situation ex- ists. While there is a so-called build- ing by-law, its provisions are such as to be not much more than a nuisance to a prospective builder. Too, the by-law places council in the embar- rassing position of being asked to concur in construction of which it (las no knowledge and which fre- quently is already under way. A properly conceived building by- law, properly enforced, should go hand in hand with a zoning by-law and a town plan. The latter ensures that the type of construction is sound and provides assurance that normal fire and safety precautions have been taken. The zoning by-law, in conjunction with a town plan, makes certain that construction is not proceeded with at the whim of the builder without consideration having been given to the welfare of the citizens as a whole. How -fre- • 'quently is it the case where, because of the cheapness of the land or the presence of a structure, a citizen de- cides to create a residence. That is za11 right as far as it goes, for only one person is concerned. But when the provision of services — water, light, sidewalks and drains—arises, the problem not only becomes com- mon to all, but costs every citizen money. The location may be, and most often is, such as to discourage other (similar construction. The result then is that the municipality is called on to extend services to a point where it is unlikely that potential revenue Trona. such extensions can ever lusti- ly the cost. aweirer,where a proper town lab, supported by necessary build - .,..'ILL en,1, `4 y' L ' 'S are In elf : effect, thi situa-' ,mss roti arrive, Areas most residential construction are reserved for that purpose; similarly, semi -industrial, industrial and com- mercial areas are defined. A citizen has reasonable assurance that his property is not going to be depreci- ated overnight because someone thinks he or she can make a killing by erecting a shanty or barn next door. At ,the same time, the munici- pality is protected through what would then become an orderly exten- sion of services. Seaforth shortly will be faced with a number of major decisions, each of which should be considered in con- junction with the others. There is the matter of rebuilding or extend- ing pavements, enlarging the capac- ity of the drainage system, the con- version to 60 cycle, a new public school—to name but a few. How much better and less costly it would be in the years to come were these decisions arrived at based on a posi- tive plan, in which building trends in the various areas of the town were known in advance. 0 Garbage Collection Costs Since •Seaforth Council, at its last meeting, once more considered the establishing .of a garbage collection system in town, and appointed a committee to further investigate the matter, statistics revealed by the Daily Commercial News will be of interest. "In 74 Canadian municipalities, average per capita cost was shown to be $1.05 per annum in centres with a population of less than 10,000, and $1.51 per annum in municipalities of over 10,000 population. Smiths Falls has one of the lowest rates in Ontario -67 cents. This com- pares with 86 cents in Brockville, 96 in Cornwall, $1.95 in Kingston, $1.47 in Belleville, and $1.53 in Hamilton. "Toronto and Ottawa head the list with costs of $2.52 and $2.00 respec- tively." 0 Will To Live There is probably no member of the barnyard family more frequent- ly abused in conversation than the pig. While not necessarily regarded as polite -conversation, we must ad- mit the expressions, "you're a pig" or "dirty as a pig," to suggest but two, are quite common. Yet if somebody calls you a pig, don't get excited. You are probably being singled out as a person of great stamina and endurance. Or so it would seem as the result of two oc- currences during recent weeks in which the humble porker has been thrust into the limelight by virtue of his will to live. Let the Winnipeg Free Press tell the stories: "The first is the famous Poland China sow that confounded all the experts by living through the Bikini bomb blast of June 30, 1946. She was one of a number of animals which for research purposes were placed aboard a condemned Japanese cruis- er to be sunk by the explosion. "She was tagged with her number, No. 311, and placed in a washroom on the main deck. The ship was near the centre of the explosion and when it wasover the natural assumption was that no living thing could have' survived. But to their amazement, the rescue crews found her blithely swimming around in the dangerous radio -active waters several hours af- ter the ship had sunk. "Even though she was still alive, it was felt that she would- die from radiation. But she fooled them again. She was brought to the American navy's medical research institute near Bethesda, Md., in September and within a month all noticeable ef- fects of her radiation had disappear- ed. "The other hog to break into the news in the last few days will never be as famous as No. 311, but in her quiet way she performed a feat of endurance just as noteworthy. She was buried in a snowbank on a farm in South Dakota, Jan. 2, during the series of wild blizzards that killed thousands of head of cattle in that area. But where the cattle died in short order, this old sow rose to the challenge. "She was little more than skin and bones when the farmer dug her out early this month, but she was still alive; and she had strength enough to walk to a feed trough three-quar- ters of a mile away." P fL . OSIFER of LAZY MEADOWS I was driving hoarse free the vil- lage the other day. There'was a new warmth in the at* and at look- ed as if Spring had really' Qom° to stay. People working.in their gar - dons or taking off »term windows waved in a friendly way., The min- ister of the Presbyterian Church was painting the whit,$ • picket feuce around his property,, There were some children daW`>ling un the sidewalk in front of the bl,ack- smith shop. I turned the bend. and started; out to the Concession. Old Peter' Harkness was out in his garden' and he waved to me. Some strange impulse made me stop and go in and see him. In his garden, yel- low and purple flowers, which I later learned' were erocusses, add • - ed a touch of color.. He wee at work on a border of yellow daffo- dils. "I'm glad you dropped in," the old man smiled. "Sitting down on the wheelbarrow; just a little while ago I realized that I was tired. Now, when you're as old as I am, you want au excuse to sit down and rest• or else people will really catch on to the fact that time is catching up with you." Peter is a man with a deep phil- osophy. Professor at a college in the city for many years,' he retir- e.i finally to the village. As lie says himself, "The only reason 1•m stip alive is because when I quit working I made a small wager with a friend of mine that I could live as long as he could. We're both so stubborn that we hang on living just so's we won't have to give in to each other.. That's wliy By Harry J., Boyle I'm happy when the Spring comes mound. If I can hang on during the winter, I'pa certain to be able to hang on for the spring and sum- mer!" • Peter was in a talkative mood and he answered .sty stock gees tion about his health by saying: "I'm fine now. Frankly, I don't know how anybody could be any- thing except fine when we 'have I weather such as we have now. When the last days of winter come along I find myself getting depress- ed and gray about the whole thing. I get tired of reading, and every- body I talk to seems to have the blues. You never 'hear a good word from them." He paused to light his pipe and the continued. "Old people are just like trees, I think. It takes the spring sunshine and warmth to start the blood flowing. Two weeks ago I looked out one morning and there was snow on the ground. I stayed in bed. I think I was a lit- tle afraid to go out and face it., Two days later the first crocus came up and since then I'm going to beat the band. I've got this garden all planned and I've start- ed writing a book. I'll probably have finish it, but I ha e a theory that if old people keep looking ahead, it's harder for death to catch up to them." , • i I left the old man digging away in the garden and I must say that he started me thinking about a lot of things. It struck me then, how often younger folks spend their time looking back and here was a man of eighty-seven who lived by looking ahead. Just A Smile Or Two Elmer, aged 13, Was puzzled over the social problems and discussed them with his pal, Mortimer. "I have walked to school with this dame three times," he told Mortimer, "and I have carried her books. I bought her ice cream sodas twice. Now do you think I oueht to kiss her?" "Naw, you don't need to," said Mortimer, after a moment of deep concentration. "You've done en- ough for that dame already." "What kind of a fellow is Paul?" "Well, the other night when he was sitting in the parlor with his girl, the Iights went out, and he spent the rest of the evening tin- kering with the muses." • A middle-aged woman fell out of the window 'into a garbage can. A Chinese who was passing shook his head and said: "Melicans velly wasteful. That woman good for ten years yet." • Huron Federation of Agriculture Farm News _By Provinces, the total dollar value of the principal field crops produced in 1943 on Canadian farms are: Saskatchewan, $397 million; •Ontario, $369 million; Al- berta, 313 million; Manitoba. 215 million; Quebec, $190 million; New Brunswick, $37 million; British Columbia, $33 million; Nova. Sco- tia, $23 million„ and Prince Edward Island, $23 million—a total of $1,600 million. Combines For U. S. The Minister of Labor, Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, has been in touch with United States employ- ment and farm labor ° M.iele in connection with the possibility of Canadian combines and operators proceeding to the United States this summer to assist in the har- vesting of the grain crop. United States officials state that at the moment they are unable to estimate whether Canadian com- bines will be required this year. They point out that the number of local combines available is sub- stantially greater than has been the case in previous years and that, unless some emergency aris- es which cannot now be foreseen, the need for Canadian combines is not likely to be pressing. Farm labor officials of the States affected and officials of the Unit- ed States Employment Service will meet at Oklahoma City late in April. A representative of the Canadian Department of Labor wi•11 be in attendance and the need for Canadian combines and work- ers will be finally established at that meeting. In the meantime it is inadvisable for Canadian farm- ers who have combines, to antici- pate a demand for their services in the United States this year. Most plants in a herbaceous bor- der are lifted every third or fourth year, divided and replanted. A few plants such as Peonies. Gypsophil- as and Phlox are best left undis- turbed for as long as they continue satisfactory as they do not re- spond to root disturbance. But As- ter, leis, Heleniums and most of the other perennials do best with periodic replanting. Mixed Fertilizers Don't Harm Soil Most farmers are convined, from their own experience, of the value of chemical fertilizers in maintain- ing soil productivity and for in- creasing crop yields. There are still some who believe that chemi- cal fertilizers are ruining our soils. No one will suggest that organic matter and humus are not import- ant in our soils, says G. W, Mich- ael, Fertilizer Specialist, Dominion Department of Agriculture. To add compost material to build up the humus content of the soil ie all expensive method, But humus can, be put into the soil by 'ploughing' down refuse crops, sods, green manure crops and animal manures. Humus improves the texture and structure of the soil, regulates snit temperature, serves as a source of nitrogen and other plant foods, increases the water -holding eapa- city of the soil, prevents the top 0o1l Pram washing and blowing away and stops the logs of Miner- als in solution. Milk's our near -perfect food ration But safeguards are advised. Lest there be contamination 11 should be pasteurized) o(PARTMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARE Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago. Seen in the County Papers Plant 17,800 Trees Attend 'Banquet in London Reforestation is being conduct- Messrs. Ulric Snell and Ra,y e4 by Huron Fish and Game Club Frayne were in London 'Monday on the club's property, concession • evening representing •Snell Bros. & 14, Goderich Township. W. A. G. Co., at a banquets for ' $aipertest Thurston, Stratford, zone forester dealers, at the London Hotel. A for Huron and Perth Counties, On- silver tray wasp presented to •Snell tario Department of Lands and Bros. & Co. for twenty years as- k orests, brought 17,800 young trees sociation with• the Supertest Com. here and with the assistance of pany.—Exeter Times -Advocate, President William E. Jervis and New Manager Of Unemployment several members of the club, they Mr. John D. McLeod, of lV1i.nelsor, were stored in the creek and arrived in Goderich last week to grounds. The trees, which will be assume the position of manager of planted next weeconsist of bard the Unemployment Insurance Com - and soft week, maple, white birch, white mission office here. The post was ash, white elm, butternut, walnut, formerly held by the late E. H. black cherry, spruce, cedar, white, Hill. Mr. McLeod started in with red and Scotch pine. They came the Unemployment Insurance Com - from •the government nursery at mission at London, Ont., in 1941 St. Williams. — Clinton News -Re- For the past year and a half he cord. was in charge of the adjudicating Accident North of Exeter office of the Commission at Wind - Ari' accident took place TuesdaY sor. He plans to move his family on the Main Street north of the from Windsor when he can secure bridge. A truck belonging to the a house here. — Goderieh Signal - Huron Lumber Company and driv- Star. en by Ken Cudmore, was going C.P.R. Agent Retires north followed by a car driven by George Waterfield, who has been Mr. Wm. Sweitzer. Mr. Sweitzer Canadian Pacific agent at Goderich pulled out to •pass the truck just for the past five years, has retired as the driver of the truck turned from service after being with the to make a stop on the left side of company for 37 years. He went to the road. The Sweitzer car struck Goderich from Elora. His succes- t'he back end of the truck and then sor has not been named.—Clinton careened off the road and struck News -Record. a hydrant. Both sides of the car Start Building New Home were badly damaged. A board and Mr. Ivan Yungblut is off to a• a couple of crosspieces were good start in erecting a new home smashed on the truck. — Exeter next to Mr. Roy Lament's' home on Times -Advocate. the lot he purchased from Mr. J. Has Skull Fractured Brenner. The foundation work is The condition of Earl Jenkins, ''being done by Mr. Stanlake, Grand the 11 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bend. We hope the Yuugblut tam - Borden Jenkins, who was operated ily will be able to enjoy their new on in Toronto General Hospital on home early in the fall, if not soon - Monday, is considered satisfactory. er.—Zurich Herald. Earl received a fractured skull and Resumes Sailing Duties Mr. Ellwood Shortreed left on ' W,ednesday afternoon to resume his duties as first mate on the Great Lakes Freighter Lethbridge, which has been tied up at Mont- real during the winter. Ellwood has been sailing since 1941.—Blyth Standard. Contract Let For Artificial Ice Last Wednesday the local curl- ers let the contract for the instal- lation of artificial ice in their rink to the Canadian.Ice Co. The con- tract price is $14,200. Itis in the curlers plans to tear down the old club room, excavate a basement the full width of the rink and build a new club roont 46 feet by 16. The refrigeration machinery, including compressor, brine tank, brine pumps and condensor will be hous- ed in the basement. Mr. W. H. Edwards is chairman of the build- ing committee and is already mak- ing •plans to get this building pro- ject under way as soon as pos- sible. Mr. Gordon MacKay as chair- man of the installation committee, has been active in ,scrutinizing closely the contract made and wilt Numerous friends called to visit maintain a watchful eye as the in - them and offer their felicitations. stallation proceeds.—Wingham Ad- -Exeter Times -Advocate. vance-Times. From The Huron Expositor April 18, 1924 Replies from persons regarding the Old Boys' Reunion this• year have been received from Wm. Ma- loney, Ninette, Man.; Jas. Scott, Edmonton; Jas. T. Dodds, Swift 'Current; Chas. L. Willis, QStett1er, Alta.; 'Melvin Scott, Edmo'n{.on; H. A. McIntosh, Cardale, Man., and Miss Jessie Thompson, , Honolulu. Dick Dawson, Detroit, has called a bumper meeting for April 22, at which representatives will be pre - gent from Windsor, Ford, Walker- ville and Sandwich. On Wednesday evening a pleas- ant surprise took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wat- ison, Walton. Mrs. Watson has been organist in the Methodist Church there for some time and the mem- bers wished' to give her some tang- ible proot of their appreciation of her services and presented her with a fernery and a purse of money. Mr. Peter McKay, Tuckersmith, recently sold from his well known herd of Shorthorns an 8 -months -old bull calf to Mr. Wm. Hoggarth, on the llth concession: Mr. A. G. Smith, of Fessenden, N.D., was here attending the fun- eral of his father-in-law, the late Joseph Sproat. The report of Egmondville School for the month of April is as follows: Sr. IV — Winnifred Kruse, Alex Finnigan, Margaret Ferguson, Frank Kling, Jeanette Finnigan. Jr. III, Willie McDonald, Raymond Nott and Mary Kling, eq- ual, Glenn Hays, Margaret Strong, Willie Miller and Frank Case, eq- ual, Roy McGonigle, Sr. II — Bob McDonald, Charlie Ferguson, Irene Strong, Willie Dupee. Sr. I, Harold Finnigan, Margaret Case, George Kruse, Margaret Finnigan. Sr. Pr., Jessie and Margaret Smith, equal; Vivian Townsend. Palmer Coombs, Dorothy Davis. Jr. Primer, Mary Case. Best spellers in order of merit—William McDonald, Winni- fred Kruse, Mary Kling, Bob Mc- Donald, Alex Finnigan, Frank Case, Margaret Strong, Glenn Hays. Ross Scott and Andrew Beattie, of London, motored up to Bruce - field and spent the week -end at Ross's home. Mr. Lorne Hutchison of Toron- to, spent Easter at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Hutchi- son. Mr. Frank Coates, of Brussels, is spending the holidays at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Coates. Two things are necessary to maintain soil fertility, organic matter and plant food. and they should be partners. Organic matter can be maintained by good farm practices of rotating crops, use of manures, both green and animal, and ploughing down crop residue. The presence of organic muter increases soil bacteria and fish - worms which are beneficial to pro- ductive soil. Since most crops re- move more plant food than the average farmer returns to the soil, it is necessary in addition, to use chemical fertilizers to supply the plants requirements; thus produc- ing more vigorous crops and -e- turning more organic matter to the soil in crop residue. No experiments have ever rhos n that the use of chemical fertiliz- ers are in any way detrimental. This is borne out by a 95 -year ex- periment on wheat in .England, where chemical fertilizers were us- ed against manure. The plot re- ceiving 1,392 pounds of complete fertilizer annually, outyielded the plot receiving an annual applica- tion of 15.7 tons of manure. Dur- ing the last five years, the fertil- ized .plot outyielded the manured plot by 4.4 bushels per acre. It would not seem that this soil had been poisoned after receiving chemical fertilizer annually for 95 years. In reviewing the facts, there is no scientific evidence that the use of chemical fertilizers causes and deterioration of the soil, or has any injurious effect on plant growth. The pse of chemical fertilizers in- creases yields, thus lowering pro- duction coats. It makes poor land good and should be employed to make good land better. DDT Not Harmful To Honeybees Are sprays containing DDT for control of inspect pests in fruit, seed and vegetable growing areas, injurious to honeybees? Beekeep- ers in these areas sometimes ask this question. According to officials arthe Cen- tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa, the answer is—'no. And the offic- ials have experimented constantly since DDT became more generally used as an insecticide some few years ago. They have used highly concen- trated quantities of the chemical to. spray fully open apple blossoms while the bees were at work. The force of the spray material even drove the bees away temporarily, but they returned before it was dry and started collecting nectar again, The dead bees which had work- ed the sprayed blossoms were sub- jected to chemical analysis for the presence of DDT. In only one sampie was DDT found in suffi- cient quantity to be even suspect- ed. as 'the c2515e of death. And at no tine was the death rate of adult bees, or of brood, any higher than that which occurred in a check apiary. The result of tliia quite drastic experiment normally apple trees' are not sprayed during the period of open blriom — •proves beyond doubt, officials say, tilt tinder tiepins.) field conditions, MT is not hatiEfui to honeybees; • From The Huron Expositor April 28, 1899 The following well-known citi- zens were ticketed out of town by Wm. Somerville, uptown agent of the Grand Trunk Railway, Tuesday morning: James Crozier to Dauph- in, Man.; Charles Hammett, to Begot, Man.; David Hay to Glad- stone, Man., and Jos. J. Fortune, Tuckersmith, to Duluth, Minn. Dr. Tweddle has disposed of his dental practice here to Dr. R. R. Ross. Mr. James Dick, of town, sent 138 steers from here to his farm in Colborne on Wednesday. Mr. George Baldwin has dispos- ed of 38 bicycles already this sea - SOIL. The contract for the erection of a new parochial residence for Father McCabe was let on Wednes- day, the successful man being Mr. Joseph Keating of town. Mr. John Foote, has a kiln of fresh burnt lime 'at his place at Varna. Mr. Neil Gillespie, Cromarty, is making some improvements to the frontage of his farm by erecting a new fence. Material for the' new Methodist Church at Kl•ppen is now being laid on the ground, and in a few weeks building operations will be com- menced. Miss Lilly Herron, of Staffa, left Tuesday for Moose Jaw, where she has accepted a position. She will be absent for two years. • Mr. Wm. Logan, Hillsgreen, has sold his farm to Mr. Jas. T. Turn- er, his neighbor, for $5,600. The farm contains 100 acres and adjoins his' present farm. Mr. David McIntosh, Brucefield, veterinary surgeon, has rented his farm, on the London Road, to a couple of Tuckersmith gentlemen. Dr. Re R. Ross, who has bought Mr. Tweddle's dental practice in town, has certainly to hiss credit one of the most successful college careers in the annals of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of On- tario. After 15 years experience as a public echool teacher hi the vi- cinity of Dashevond and Blake, he entered the College of Dental Sur- geons in the 8esslon of 1896-97. At the examinatioae' at the Close of the term, he stood, fourth on the list in it class of S. other bruises on Saturday after- noon. He had been given money to purchase a cap and a short time after leaving home returned and collapsed after saying he had been hurt. He was taken to the office of Dr. W. A. McKibbon, who found a large lump on the back of his head, and immediately ordered him to be taken home and put to .bed. Later when his conditionbecame worse he was taken to the Wing - ham General Hospital where an X- ray revealed a severe fracture of the skull. Later that evening he was removed by ambulance to To- ronto.—.iingham Advance -Times. Mark 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Horne cele- brated their fiftieth wedding anni- versary on Tuesday on the same farre,. on the eighth concession of Usborne where they have lived all these years. They were married by the Rev. Geo. Jewett, of Elim- ville Methodist Church, on April 12, 1899. The family consists of ,Mr. and Mrs. Freeman V. Horne and three grandchildren. Mr. Horne has been laid up for over a year. The Nation And The Family Farm (By R. J. Deachman) f Every little while someone wakes up from a sound sleep, tells us that the family farm will soon be a thing of the past, wants something done about it. Why bilis sudden urge? The change has been going on for generations. Mechanization made possible the large-sized farm. A hundred years from now conversa- tions will continue on the most ef- ficient farm unit so far as size: is concerned, but there will still be small farms, large farms and very large farms. Success is not deter- mined by the size of the farm, but by the ability of the man who rune it. In the old days, when I had time to do it, I used to drive through the rural areas in the different provinces. I wanted to see what was happening. There was a nice little farm a few miles out of Ot- tawa. It was run by a man who was making a success on a farm of approximately 60 acres. He was a good farmer. He sold oats for seed at $2 or $3 a bushel and bought feed for his cows. at nor- mal market prices. He specialized in a high grade of milk. He raised pure-bred stock. Everything around that farm was smooth as a duck's foot. I happened to meet him at a cor- ner store a short distance from his farm. He was driving a new car. I took a hard look at it. "Times are looking up," I said. "Not par- ticularly," he answered, "I get a new one every year. It's amazing what you can do in this, country if you can find a hanker foolish en- ough to lend you money." He wasn't the type of man bank man- agers worry about. He was bright anyway you liked to take him; he made money on a small farm. Some years ago a farmer in Western Ontario dropped me a lit- tle note in answer to something I had written in a farm paper. He asked me to see him the next time I was passing through his town. A month or so later I availed myself of the invitation. He was an elder- ly man, quite vigorous, a Scot by birth. He had farmed all his life and liked it. He hadn't a. big farm —she specialised in pure bred sheep. I asked him where he sold them. "Well," be said, "that's a peculiar story. Some years ago a man wrote me and said that he had heard I was a breeder of pure bred sheep and wanted me to send him two ra.ms•. He lived in California. I took a chance on it without know- ing anything about him. From that time my business grew and now I ship, at good ,prices, all the sheep I can produce mainly to the West- ern States." There was a man who was making a success' of a rela ti'vely small farts. Re was spec- atizing illi aparticular Sine, The same ,thing exists in alinest every area of Canada and will con- tinue to exist. The higher the in- telligence, the better the education, the wider will be the variation in. types of agriculture, in lines of production and in methods employ- ed. The modern farmer isnot tied to the traditions of the past. He has seen changes coming in his business. He believes that change is a continuing process and that there is no definite rule which sets the pattern for the farming of the future. Not ?Ong ago I was talking to a business man who owns a farm and likes farming. I asked him about the labor problem. He was con- vinced that it could be solved.. With modern machinery we could' pay higher rates of wages to men who were thoroughly efficient. SY costs of building went down the large farm could afford to provide comfortable •houses for a nuinrbep of workers in a closely grouped, centrally heated unit, and while, the average worker may not make• as much—purely in terms of rcron- ey, the cost of living is less, rent would be at a minimum. Price instability is one of,, the problems of agriculture. Volume of production is not readily adjust- able to changes of •demandd. In the depression years, volume of farm production did not vary widely. In lndustdy, when demand falls of. production drops, prices tend to• stabilize, but in agriculture the farmer goes right on producing, re- covery is slow. Yet over a period of years, average prices of manu- factured products• are not much higher than farm products. It is not alone the price level; it is price instability which worries the farmer. - What of the future of these farms, small and great? In one sense the world is hungry — fay rather that it lacks the capacity to produce the things which might be exchanged for food. It's a fluid world. Men will move from the farms to the cities—or vice versa. if they can satisfy their 'desires with less effort by so doing. Beyond this lies the real prob- lem of the future, a problem which transcends all others. fi' after World Wa.r I there could have been some real guarantee of peace and comparative freedom in exchange, there would have been no limit: to human progress. As it is we dive in a desperately poor and hungry world. There is a tremendous• de- mand for food but inability to pay for it. That means frequent at- tempts to give pernla.nehce to pric- es by sales' on long-range contracts. These efforts are not solutions, not even palliatives.. Give ug• peace— world peace, without that we strug- gle 4n darkness; see, only at odd times, faint glimpses of the light .